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Thackeray Cousins Unite at Victory Rally After Hindi Third-Language Policy Rollback

Their joint appearance has intensified speculation of a Shiv Sena–MNS alliance following the state government’s withdrawal of the controversial language resolutions.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray (left) and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during a joint victory rally at Worli, in Mumbai, on Saturday. (PTI)
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Supriya Sule was seen seated in the front row at the Uddhav and Raj Thackeray reunion rally at the Worli Dome.
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Overview

  • The Mahayuti government formally rescinded its April and June resolutions on making Hindi the default third language in primary schools and appointed a review committee to reassess the policy.
  • An FIR has been filed against seven MNS workers for assaulting a Mira Road shopkeeper over his inability to speak Marathi, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned that hooliganism in the name of language will invite strict legal action.
  • Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray shared a public platform at Mumbai’s NSCI Dome for the first time in nearly two decades to celebrate the policy reversal and rally support for Marathi identity.
  • BJP insiders say the party plans to use the shopkeeper assault to strengthen its pro-Hindutva appeal and target Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS ahead of the upcoming municipal polls.
  • Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal has filed a complaint seeking National Security Act charges against Raj Thackeray for alleged “language terrorism.”